On 29 January 2025, the EU Commission published a Competitiveness Compass for the EU. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that Europe must fix its weaknesses (alluding the a persistent gap in...more
2025 was set to be the year of bedding in EU ESG regulation after a few years of making it. But instead it looks like there may be changes afoot. “Competitiveness” and “cutting the red tape” are the words on everyone’s lips...more
2024 was set to be the year of review for the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). A number of different approaches have been suggested by the European Commission, national competent authorities and other...more
As part of the European Commission’s strategy for financing the transition to a sustainable economy, the EU has been debating for some time how best to put in place a regulatory regime for EU green bonds. This resulted in...more
As part of the European Commission’s strategy for financing the transition to a sustainable economy, the EU has been debating for some time how best to put in place a regulatory regime for EU green bonds. This has resulted...more
Following the political agreement reached on the Regulation on European Green Bonds (the so-called EU Green Bond Standard) and optional disclosures for bonds marketed as environmentally sustainable and sustainability-linked...more
On 6 April 2022, the European Commission has published the final Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) supplementing the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), which shall apply from 1 January 2023. The RTS will...more